PREP FOOTBALL: Adrian falls to Traverse City West in finale

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Oct 20, 2012 at 10:15 AMOct 20, 2012 at 10:23 AM

Hudson, Lenawee Christian finish regular season with wins

By Daily Telegram staff

Trailing by a single point at halftime, the Adrian High School football team fired blanks in the second half and fell to Traverse City West in the regular-season finale, 44-13. The Maples finish 3-6 overall and will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2004. The win guaranteed West (6-3) a playoff spot.

The Maples took an early lead when quarterback Hunter Hayes rush in from nine yards out and Rebecca Miller's PAT made it 7-0. Four minutes later the Titans answered that TD with a pass play and the score remained 7-7 at quarter's end.

A 19-yard run by Griffin Forrester gave West a 14-7 lead but the Maples scored on the last play of the half on a 1-yard run by Tony Mendez, who the West coaches claimed fumbled the ball going into the end zone. A West player picked it up and ran the length of the field for an apparent score, but the officials ruled Mendez broke the plane before he fumbled. A botched snap on the PAT resulted in a failed pass and Adrian trailed 14-13 at the break.

West dominated the second half, scoring on its first four possessions while Adrian went three-and-out on its first three possessions. West would go on to outscore Adrian 30-0 in the second half in an undisciplined game in which 33 penalties were called, 20 of those against the Maples.

The Tigers controlled the game and the ball all night as they rushed for a total of 316 yards.

The rushing attack was led by JD Waters, who had 99 yards, and Shay McDaniel, who had 79 yards and a touchdown.

Jacob Morgan and SangWoo Robbins also reached the end zone on the ground for the balanced Hudson attack. Quarterback Alex Messer completed 2-of-3 passes for 35 yards and a score, as well as a rushing touchdown himself.

Hudson (5-4, 4-3 LCAA) will await the selection show Sunday at 6 p.m. on Fox Sports Detroit to see if it claimed a playoff berth.

Lenawee Christian 49, Camden-Frontier 0: At Camden, Lenawee Christian rolled to an easy victory and its second over Camden-Frontier this season.

The Cougars (4-5) jumped out to an early 15-0 lead in the first quarter thanks to Grant Hohlbein 75-yard punt return and 43-yard touchdown run. Brad Harrah's 19-yard TD run increased the Cougar lead in the second quarter. Lenawee Christian QB Jalen Porter shredded the Camden-Frontier defense, going 14-for-19 for 196 yards and four touchdowns.

Hohlbein and Harrah finished with 121 and 105 rushing yards, respectively, while Michael Dunn led all receivers with 68 yard on two catches, both of which were touchdowns.

Carleton Airport 11, Tecumseh 10: At Carleton, a touchdown pass and two-point conversion with 21 seconds left gave Tecumseh its second loss in Friday's non-league game.

After trailing 3-0 in the first half, Tecumseh (7-2) came out strong in the second. Ben Dreslinski connected with Spencer Adams on a 42-yard touchdown pass to give the Indians a 7-3 lead. A 16-yard field goal by Casey Hunt extended the Indians' lead to 10-3 with just over two minutes left in the game.

With 21 seconds remaining, Airport scored on a 27-yard TD pass, then went for the win and got it on a quarterback rush.

Dreslinski finished 8-for-19 for 163 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Spencer Hite led all rushers with 74 yards on 17 carries, and Preston Pelham finished with 18 tackles.

Reading 34, Addison 18: At Addison, the Panthers led non-league opponent and Division 7 No. 9-ranked Reading 12-7 at halftime, but the Rangers outscored Addison 27-6 in the second half.

The Panthers (2-7) started strong with a rushing touchdown from Jared Bruner and then Bryce Glazier finding Tyler Corbin in the end zone for a score, which put Addison up at halftime.

Reading scored the first 27 points of the second half.

Bruner rushed for 221 yards and two touchdowns to lead Addison. Glazier completed 5 of 10 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown.

Erie Mason 20, Onsted 15: At Erie, three unanswered touchdowns by Erie Mason was good enough to offset Onsted's bookend scores as the Eagles took the narrow win.

Onsted QB Colt Niezarawski and Nate Hubbard scored on runs of 8 and 5 yards in the first and fourth quarters, respectively, but the Eagles scored three times in between those TDs.

Whiteford scored three touchdowns in the first half. Madison answered back near the end of the third quarter with a 13 play, 84-yard drive that was capped off by a Walter Carter-Thomas 1-yard TD run. Madison quarterback Collin Slates led the Trojans in both passing and rushing. He finished 7-for-15 for 145 yards in the air and added another 47 yards on 15 carries on the ground. Jake Hamilton led Madison with 11 tackles.